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Riverside Antler Breakfast Dec 19, 2014

Come Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen – and Rudolph too! The Riverside BIA is proud to announce the third annual Antler Breakfast in support of the Rivertowne Community Breakfast Initiative on. On December 19, 2014, join Chef Scott Savoie and The Riverside BIA at An Sibin Pub for a traditional Irish fry-up breakfast.

Championed by Joan King of the Safety First Program, Rivertowne Community Association and the Ralph Thornton Centre, the Rivertowne Community Breakfast initiative provides children and youth who live in the neighbourhood with free warm breakfast each week. Rivertowne is a mixed-income community – one of the first built to support TCHC homes and market housing. Currently funded by local mothers, it is a way to bring young people in the neighbourhood together and give them something to look forward to while building a sense of community.

Buy your tickets and antlers ($20) at Culinary Adventure Co.

When: December 19, 2014 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Where: An Sibin Pub, 709 Queen St. E
Why: The Rivertowne Community Breakfast Initiative

Friday, December 19, 2014 @ 8:30AM – 10:30AM at An Sibin Pub – 709 Queen Street East

Riverside Antler Breakfast Dec 19, 2014

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Come Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen! Oh and Rudolph too!  Join Chef Scott, The Riverside BIA and An Sibin Pub for the third annual ‘Riverside Antler Breakfast’.

An Sibin Pub will be cooking a traditional Irish Fry Up breakfast, complete with all the fixins. Every ticket holder gets a pair of souvenir antlers to wear at breakfast. Have a chuckle (at your antler wearing cohorts!), enjoy some delicious food, holiday music and neighbourly hospitality, all in support of a very worthy and local cause.

While we are coming together to share in the holiday festivities , we are also supporting a great community initiative – The Rivertowne Community Breakfast.  Championed by Joan King of the Safety First Program and the Rivertowne  Community Association  and the Ralph Thornton Centre, this local program provides children and youth who live in the neighbourhood with  a free warm breakfast once a week. Rivertowne is a mixed income community – one of the first that was built to support TCHC homes as well as market housing. Currently funded by local mothers it is a way to bring the young people in the neighbourhood together across income groups and give them something to look forward to while building a sense of community.

If you work or live in  the East End, have a hearty Irish Fry-Up for breakkie and socialize with your neighbouring businesses while doing good.

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Oh, and…did we mention….we will all be wearing antlers!!!

Tickets are $20

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Store front, former Hardware Interiors shop

Just in time for the holidays, a trio of craft-show veterans have set up in the old Hardware Interiors space at 760 Queen Street East, bringing hand-crafted goods from around the city and around the world to Riverside. Those of us waiting for a restaurant or bar in the space will be waiting a little longer for it to become something permanent, but from now until December 24^th we have a cozy shop with fun goods warming up the space.

Decorative paper imported from India, embossed and printed with unique designs – $2 per sheet

The focus here is on natural fibres, upcycled pieces, and reusable products. Hand-made leather journals ($8-small) are filled with natural paper and can be refilled rather than replaced, and leather clutches made from local scraps as well. Coffee bags are made into sturdy jute totes and sell for $5 (3 for $12). Alpaca knits from Peru (scarves for $15-25), leather bags and books from India, and local knit goods are all great gift ideas for the holidays and round out the offerings in the shop.  Buying gifts for others? There’s handmade decorative paper from India for a mere $2 per sheet to wrap the goodies up.

Upcycled tote bags, $5 each or 3 for $12

Beach bags – $10 each or 2 for $18

Shelle, Jessica and Daisy are often found across Toronto from flea markets to shows and fairs.  Between them they are usually at the Leslieville Flea, the Royal Winter Fair, Brickworks Farmers Market, and usual hot spots for handmade gear around town.   A friend-of-a-friend connected them with the owners of the space, and they decided to take over the unit before its next incarnation.  Jessica says “people often ask ‘where’s your store?’ and now we can tell them we actually have one!”

Cheerful knit sweaters for $39

Details:

760 Queen Street East “Hardware Interiors” a.k.a. “Riverside Pop-Up”

November 27^th to December 24^th, 10am-7pm Monday to Saturday and 10am-5pm Sunday

(Closed: Monday December 1^st and Monday December 8^th)

You can also find our pop-up creators on Twitter:

@avanicreations

@ayoacanada

@asiristreasure

Guest blog and photos by: Aliza Amlani (@missroboto)

Mustard Seed has been a dedicated partner of the Riverside BIA and they will be hosting this year’s Light Up the Riverside event on November 29^th at 791 Queen Street East, from 5pm to 7pm.

Mustard Seed/ Sisters of St. Joseph and Fontbonne Place have and continue to be a nurturing community for Riverside’s older generations. Their mission is to offer a welcoming environment and sacred space where life skills can grow, where creative energies can be unleashed, where imagination, playfulness, beauty can be celebrated, where self-worth, dignity, healing, wholeness and spirituality can flourish and above all, where community is nourished.

During the Light Up Riverside event, which will feature the Toronto Beach Chorale and Santa Claus; Mustard Seed will also be having Craft sale including Knitting and pottery which could be great Christmas gifts for loved ones. Part of the proceeds from the sale are donated to charities in the community.

A Brief History of Mustard Seed/Sisters of St. Joseph/FontBonne Place

SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH began in 1651 in southern France to serve the needy. The order has spread throughout the world. 4 Sisters of 4 different nationalities came to Canada in 1851 (via the U.S.) to care for victims of the Irish famine: orphans and the sick in fever sheds They went on to establish hospitals, schools, homes for the needy, addiction treatment in Toronto and across Canada, plus third–world missions.

FONTBONNE PLACE. In1999, St. Michael’s Hospital (then owned & operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph) pulled out of their satellite clinic at 791 Queen St. E. The Sisters sought what needs could be served there. Permanent safe affordable housing for women 40 to 60 was decided upon. As the zoning laws permit only 3 storeys, there are only18 one-bedroom apartments plus a 3- bedroom on the ground floor.

MUSTARD SEED. The space on the ground floor adjacent to the buildings next door and the basement were unsuitable for housing. Sister Gwen Smith, who had worked for 10 years in Parkdale in social justice (including housing, refugees, community gardens, community kitchens and wholesale food store), was invited to explore what needs might be met in this space. With the government reduced resources for social services, Sister was told not to siphon funds or resources from other services, but rely solely on support from the Sisters and their benefactors.

With encouragement from agencies like Ralph Thornton, South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Jimmy Simpson, St. Michael’s Hospital and Woodgreen a community garden, community kitchen and an art group were started. Other Sisters & friends added their talents of sewing, health care, foot care, counseling, spirituality, meditation, computer training, crafts, gentle tai chi, self-expression via writing, baking. East End Drop-in Network asked Mustard Seed to provide a drop-in in the cold weather. Mustard Seed was a founding member of the Riverdale Food Working Group, which promotes affordable nutritious food with workshops, markets and farm field trips. These activities are where the mission of Mustard Seed takes place: to nurture community!

Fun Fact!!!  Did you know that Mustard Seed has a garden named the Lasagna Garden? …  where they grow their own foods such as zucchinis’ and tomatoes; and it features a stain glass stepping stone.

Matt & Ben are proud sponsors of Light Up the Riverside

On November 29^th Riverside is taking part in the Shop the Neighbourhood … Plus we have the evening festivities of Light up the Riverside with Matt & Ben

So, what’s the Shop the neighbourhood all about?

SHOP THE NEIGBOURHOOD is a campaign that encourages people to make their purchases at the small businesses in their communities, helping create healthy, thriving neigbourhoods.

For 1 day only,  SHOP THE NEIGBOURHOOD placed at the start of the holiday season between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, to help locals like you get an early start on holiday shoping.

We hope to see you there!

Here are just some of the great holiday deals in Riverside  – you can check Shop The Neighbourhood here to see other local deals in Riverside

OLIVE & OLIVES 10% off everything

HERE & NOW Storewide winter Sale!!! 20-75% off Everything

WINE RACK Save $4.00 on Mazia Pinot Grigio 1.5L & Mazia Sangiovese 1.5L

THE HEALTHY WHEY 10% off Supplements (*some restrictions apply) In Store special and Gift pack giveaways

TORONTO COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE (ToCA)   Waive 1^st visit admin fee: coupon to treat yourself or someone special + a free tea sample (value $12.50), Gift bag of customer’s favourite for $20.00 (value $27; 35% discount), Gift certificate for first visits $20 (value $30; 33% discount)

MARY MACLEOD’S Buy 6 of our 6 cookie packed boxes of shortbread for $6.00 each. Avail in 4 diff flavours reg. $10.00

TABULE Toronto Cooks – Cook Book for $30 regular $37.95 20% off Gift Cards

ENERGY XCHANGE Buy an ‘around the club pass’ which entitles you to 30 days of unlimited classes for one month for 50% off.  Regular price $30, Nov 29th price is $15.

QUINCE FLOWERS On November 29th only, Purchase $75 gift cards for fresh flowers for just $50 each. Give as gifts or treat yourself -just in time for holiday centerpieces! to lock in this 33% discount, pre-order your gift cards by phone (416.594.1414)  or e-mail (info@quinceflowers.com) prior to the 29th, or visit us on the day of the sale. Gift cards for fresh flowers -bouquets or arrangements- may be redeemed in person or by phone.

macFAB  10% off everything in the store

LITTLE PEEPS $100.00 off Children’s Canada Goose Coats & 10% off Regular Price Clothing

DREAMY BEAUTY BAR 10% off for treatments for local businesses and residents

BERGSTROM ORIGINALS  20% off all accessories + Free Gift Wrapping!

AMBIANCE CHOCOLAT Complementary Chocolate with a coffee of tea

BROADVIEW BEAUTY PARLOUR/ GEORGE’S BARBER SHOP Free head/ shoulder massage with cut

GOODFOLK Receive a $10.00 gift card for Goodfolk with purchases of $50.00 or more. Can only be used towards future purchases.

Offer valid on November 29, 2014 only

SILHOUETTE TAILORING 10% off  in store tailoring

PULP KITCHEN $10 combo  on ALL day!

AN SIBIN PUB 15% off food

PETITE AND SWEET BAKES 10% off discount Card for all custom holiday orders over $80 before tax ; 1 free reg coffee with purchase of a macaroon or cupcake (limit 1 per customer)